inquired

英 [ɪnˈkwaɪəd]

美 [ɪnˈkwaɪərd]

v.  调查；查究；审查; 询问；查问
inquire的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 询问;查询;打听
  If youinquireabout something, you ask for information about it.
  1. 'Is something wrong?' he enquired...
     “有什么不对劲吗?”他问道。
  2. 'Who are you?' he enquired of the first man...
     “你是谁?”他问第一个人。
  3. I rang up to inquire about train times...
     我打了电话查询列车时刻。
  4. He inquired whether there had been any messages for him...
     他询问是否有留给他的口信。
  5. He was so impressed that he inquired the young shepherd's name.
     他深受震动，就问那个年轻的牧羊人叫什么名字。
• VERB 调查;查究
  If youinquire intosomething, you investigate it carefully.
  1. Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company.
     督查员受委派调查该公司的事务。

双语例句

• I inquired, after waiting ten minutes.
  等了十分钟，我问道。
• Your mother has inquired about financial aid.
  你母亲询问了财政援助的事项。
• He inquired how it was done.
  他问这事做得怎么样了。
• The teacher inquired some questions of us.
  老师问了我们一些问题。
• She went and inquired about the trains for Shenyang.
  她去打听了一下去沈阳的火车。
• He inquired closely about it.
  他详细地查问了这事。
• The police inquired into his background.
  警方调查了他的背景。
• I inquired about my old friends in Shanghai.
  我打听我在上海的老朋友的情况。
• She also inquired about your mother.
  她也问到你妈的情况。
• He inquired after her health.
  他问起她的健康情况。